duffer
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Interesting theory, hadn't thought of that. Given the potential hole they're in I wouldn't have thought the lesser European competition would make that much difference, but I guess it's possible.
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Interesting theory, hadn't thought of that. Given the potential hole they're in I wouldn't have thought the lesser European competition would make that much difference, but I guess it's possible.
Perhaps waiting for remaining player contracts to run out ?
Gynnsthetonic
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There are a lot of players leaving.
Gynnsthetonic
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Not so much where they finish but do they just want to see the season out first?
ACL and ACL 2006 have second charges over the lease due to Compass
In the 2020 Accounts there is a note that ACL owes Compass for its purchase of their Share of IEC - deferred to 2021. So that may be still outstanding
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I once forced a friend to get to Dudley an hour and a half before doors opened to see Phil Mogg on a solo tour, to make sure we got tickets. Pissed it down with rain as we waited for the doors to open.
I counted the crowd. 13, including us.
Only an utter bastard with the heart of stone, skin as think as a rhino, morals lower than the gutter would want London wasps to suffer much more than they already are as if they lose this weekend their plight only worsens.
COME ON LEICESTER!!!!
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Only at an extortionate, club-breaking rent though please!Maybe CCFC should offer to buy the lease off them and rent them the stadium on Sundays to play egg ball ?
(As a serious point, is there a stage where Wasps and CRFC merge, and take on CRFC's identity in the higher division? My other question is who will be spitting their tea out at that thought first? oldfiver or kneeza?)
Philosoraptor
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All this over a dressing room.
Gynnsthetonic
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What can SISU do, they won't purchase the lease unless it's given to them, or would they?
duffer
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Ooh, I think that might be stretching it. From memory, and I'm entirely happy to be corrected, I think Cov might have looked seriously about buying Bedford for exactly that reason. This was in the early days of professionalism when the club had basically missed the bus.
Truthfully, as a Cov RFC fan, and with an endless dislike of Wasps being in Coventry, I wouldn't want to do that to another club either - even them.
The RFU would probably let it happen though!
duffer
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There's an interesting question. Imagine if a 250-year lease came up at a price significantly lower than building our own ground. I think the fan pressure would be intense, especially given we can't see any real possibility of building a new stadium elsewhere.
I don't doubt SISU are secretly delighted to see Wasps in trouble. How it plays out though, that'll be interesting...
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They did. It's possibly the passport into the closed-shop cartel.
HuckerbyDublinWhelan
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I really want them to go bust…. I have no sympathy for their fans, they should have fought better for their club. And the Coventry plastics deserve everything they get.
It’sabatch87
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⚽️Yeah, of course they would, it’s just that they probably wouldn't be willing to pay much.
I’ve got no time for SISU but they might’ve played a good long game here and this could end up being the chance they’ve been holding out for
….until they get cocky, try to play hardball on price and then find out that the stadiums been sold to Blues for £5m
chiefdave
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According to Rossborough that was suggested in the past
Wasps have been buzzing around Ricoh Arena for years
Coventry RFC president Peter Rossborough has informal discussions with rugby club owner Derek Richardson
Brighton Sky Blue
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Not sure if wasps survive they will want to be taken over by Coventry RFC and have their name changed!According to Rossborough that was suggested in the past
Wasps have been buzzing around Ricoh Arena for years
Coventry RFC president Peter Rossborough has informal discussions with rugby club owner Derek Richardsonwww.coventrytelegraph.net
Kneeza
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Fuck off.
And I'm being polite there.
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I'll put you down in the unsure camp, then?
Gynnsthetonic
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So many players leaving Cov and Wasps, Rugby really seems to be on its arse, With no relegation from the Prem, clubs will run on threadbare squads to save money as they know they can't get relegated
fernandopartridge
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How do I apply?
Kneeza
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On a slightly different tack, the brain-deads at the RFU and their puppetmasters are overseeing this sort of debacle in the Premiership.
This is the seat-sales plan for the dead-rubber bottom-of-the-table game at Worcester this weekend. Bear in mind that some of those blocks marked as unavailable are normally closed anyway.
Shockingly bad uptake that makes Wasps look well-supported.
This is the seat-sales plan for the dead-rubber bottom-of-the-table game at Worcester this weekend. Bear in mind that some of those blocks marked as unavailable are normally closed anyway.
Shockingly bad uptake that makes Wasps look well-supported.
Gynnsthetonic
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Bobby Bridge back from his weekend jaunt but still totally ignoring Wasps financial plight
Kneeza
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The RFU blocked it. Fairy had all the Bedford players training at Coundon Road (I saw them there), and the club name was being changed to Coventry Blues.
Fairy was a bit of a charlatan, mind.
Nick
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He will be waiting for a press release to copy and paste.
Sky Blue Pete
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You would of thought he will be asking questions and will most likely know what’s happening but will most probably be protecting wasps as best he can.